Difference Between Kurds and Arabs
Kurds vs Arabs
Kurds and Arabs are Muslims, but they speak different languages, live in different regions, and have different cultures.
Kurds
Kurds, or Kurdish people, speak the Kurdish language. They are a multilingual people and speak two or more languages. Generally, they speak Kurdish as well as the language of the nation where they are from, such as, Arabic, Persian, or Turkish. The Kurds living in diaspora communities are fluent in three or more languages. For example, Kurdish Christians and Kurdish Jews speak Aramaic as well.
Kurds are natives of the Middle East. They are part of the Iranian population. They inhabit the Kurdistan region which includes parts of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria. It is believed that there are about 34 million Kurds living in different regions of the world. The majority of Kurds live in the Middle East and also Georgia, Armenia, Russia, Israel, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, United States, and many European countries. Kurds are believed to be the fourth largest ethnic community in the world living in the Middle East. Only Arabs, Persians, and Turks supersede them.
Kurds are mainly Sunni Muslims, but there are minorities of Shia Muslims also living in regions like Kermanshah Province and llam, Iran. Fayli Kurds are also Shia Muslims living in southeastern and central Iraq. Alevis are another community of Shia Muslim Kurds living mainly in Turkey, Tunceli, and Sivas, etc.
Kurdish culture is mainly a mixture of ancient Iranians having Islamic roots and is Hurrian or indigenous. The Kurd women, unlike many other Muslim cultures, do not cover their faces, and men and women participate in mixed-gender activities.
Arabs
Arabs, or Arabic people, speak Arabic. Arabic is a Semitic language which originated in Arabia. From Arabia the language spread to West Asia and North Africa. Due to the language and spread of the culture, the people living in these areas started being denominated as Arabs.
Arabs mainly live in the Arab world which includes Western Asia and North Africa. Arabs are identified as Arabs on the basis of three main criteria; the language, the genealogy, and the culture. Genealogically, people who can trace their ancestry to different tribes of Arabia are Arabs. The tribes of Arabia refer to original people of the Arabian Peninsula. Linguistically, those whose first language is Arabic including the many varieties are considered Arabs. Depending upon the language there are over 300 million Arabs.
Looking back at history, Arabs were not defined by their religion. They are people from before the rise of Islam. There used to be Arab Christians who today form almost 10 per cent of the Arab population. Arab Jewish tribes also exist, but the modern world Arabs are mainly Shia, Sunni, and Ismaili Muslims.
Summary:
1.Kurds, or Kurdish people, speak the Kurdish language; Arabs or Arabic people speak Arabic.
2.Kurds are natives of the Middle East. They are part of the Iranian population. They inhabit the Kurdistan region which includes parts of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria; Arabs mainly live in the Arab world which includes Western Asia and North Africa.
3.There are about 34 million Kurds living in different regions of the world; depending upon the language there are over 300 million Arabs.
4.Kurds are mainly Sunni Muslims and also Shia Muslims, Kurdish Christians, and Kurdish Jews; Arabs are mainly Shia, Sunni and Ismaili Muslims and also Christian and Jewish Arabs.
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Sorry to tell you this, but you have wrong information about Arabs.
there are alot of Arabs that are Christians and believe in God, Arabs have churches in many different places in the world.
Christian Arabs are the minority, but they do exist
and Arabs have nothing to do with kurds, Kurds aren’t Arabs.
there’s no such thing as Arab Jewish,though there are many Arabs who live in Israel, in different places in Israel,they are still called Arabs and there are Christian Arabs in Israel and Muslims Arabs as well
Did you even read the whole thing? He said all of that.
The vast majority of ‘Arab Christians’ are really just Assyrians and Maronites.
Only a small minority of them are actually Arab Christians, most of whom are converts from Islam.
Arabs are overwhelmingly Muslim, like it or not.
Whoever has written this is a liar the iraqi kurds are a total of 40% jdna
!!!! 28.4% j2 and 11.6% j1 and are very close to the semitic jews in dna if not same many iraqi kurds have the CMH and has nothing to do with being jewish although it could be true they are the descendants of Prophet Jonah PBH who lived and died in Nineveh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and many of the kurs have beautiful semitic faces the kurds are from indo aryan hittite royalty and the hittites mixed with the Idumeans Adites!! and also they are from the medes who had alliance with the chaldeans a mix there are many many iraqi kurds who have arabian heritage so what nonsense are u talking about very shameful behavior
Whoever has written this is a liar the iraqi kurds are a total of 40% jdna
!!!! 28.4% j2 and 11.6% j1 and are very close to the semitic jews in dna if not same many iraqi kurds have the CMH and has nothing to do with being jewish although it could be true they are the descendants of Prophet Jonah PBH who lived and died in Nineveh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and many of the kurds have beautiful semitic faces the kurds are from indo aryan hittite royalty and the hittites mixed with the Idumeans Adites!! and also they are from the medes who had alliance with the chaldeans a mix there are many many iraqi kurds who have arabian heritage so what nonsense are u talking about very shameful behavior
KURDISTAN, The History of Existence, Resistance, and Liberation by Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan is going on in Kurdistan against the Zionist Jewish leaders conspiracies and the occupation of Kurdistan by Persian traitors from Tamil-India, Arab Islamic terrorist criminal from Africa and Turkish genocides criminal from Mongolia. It is no secret anymore that Jewish leader helped Darius son of Hystaspes and Rhodogune to destroy Median Empire (note: Rhodogune is the mother of Darius, she was the daughter of King Astyages of Medes and Queen Esther of Medes, Queen Esther is Jewish slave girl married king Astyages of Mede). The Zionist Jewish leaders are helping Barzani and Talabani families to divide Kurd and Kurdistan now. But the war is waged on Kurds by Persian, Arabs, and Turks as these lines are written down in May-10-2016 Tampa, FL USA after 40 years in exile.
This has nothing to do with Israel or the Jews
You need to read the book and find out what Jewish leader and Israeli leader did to Kurds. In our world, everything has something to do with Jewish and Israeli leaders trust me.
Your world seems to a world knee deep in conspiracy theory, where minds are bent and distorted by reading material which starts with an agenda of blaming the entire world’s problems on the Jews, then manipulating confirming evidence which supports it. Perhaps if you could just drop the need to blame everything on the Jews, and look at history and the bigger picture, then you would start to see a more objective reality. Though most probably doing so would not suit your world view.
It seems quite bizarre that you seem to lay the entire worlds problems at the door of the Jews, and their plan to take over the world. It seems ironic in that 5000+ years, the Jews have been around, all they have been able to claim is no more than a few square miles of mostly desert on the western fringes of the Middle East, and even then they are barely clinging on. They have during that time suffered probably more than any other race, religion and ethnic group, and yet somehow you act as if they are pulling the strings of everything which happens. Shouldnt it be self evident that if that we’re so, Israel would cover half the globe, and Jewish suffering is something which never would have happened?
Muslims believe in ‘god’ as well.
Nebuchadnezzar II was the eldest son, and successor, of Nabopolassar, who delivered Babylon from its dependence on Assyria and laid Nineveh in ruins. According to Berossus, some years before he became king of Babylon, ((((Nebuchadnezzar II married Amytis of Media, the daughter or granddaughter of Cyaxares, king of the Medes, and thus the Median and Babylonian dynasties were united.)))))) There are also conflicting accounts of Nitocris of Babylon either being his wife or daughter. Nabopolassar was intent on annexing the western provinces of Syria from Necho II (who was still hoping to restore Assyrian power), and to this end dispatched his son westward with a powerful army. In the ensuing Battle of Carchemish in 605 BC, the Egyptian army was defeated and driven back, and Syria and Phoenicia were brought under the control of Babylon. Nabopolassar died in August of that year, and Nebuchadnezzar returned to Babylon to ascend to the throne.
After the defeat of the Cimmerians and Scythians,(((( all of Nebuchadnezzar’s expeditions were directed westwards, although the powerful Median empire lay to the north. Nebuchadnezzar’s political marriage to Amytis of Media, the daughter of the Median king, had ensured peace between the two empires.))))))))))))))
from wikipdeia
I am familiar with ancient history. But I suspect current conflicts are tribalistic. Because we are part of the animal kingdom. I think God may be disappointed. We can do better.
By the way I have seen the Prophet 10times MashaaAllaah I say it with no boast ,Nabi Ibraheem PBT 1time Nabi Isa PBH 1time, Abu Bakr Siddique 3times, Iman Hasan and Husayn 1 time each Abud Darda a al Khazraji RA 1time Imam Shafi RA 1 time also Shaykh Abdal Qaadir Jilaani RA 4 times
and here are some other things i have seen
on 30/08/12
I have dreamt the greeks and Kurds are same and that the Kurds are from the Edomites Adites adites are from Ad bin Aws bin Iram bin Sam bin Nuh AS
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on 17/03/12 I dreamt the asians also have a little bit of Hittite background
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on 02/09/12
I dreamt of north africa and the berbers come from the Hittites who come from the Adites MashaaAllaah
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on 08/15/12 I dreamt there is no such thing as the amalekites the Imliq are from the Ad
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no date 2 times i dreamt the Lydians were in North africa and 1 time they are the Hittites!
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on 09/30/12 i dreamt the kurds are from hittite royalty and the indians(india)
Last night I dreamed I started digging in my back yard and hit a mother lode of gold and precious gems. Getting my shovel now….
Don’t worry bout it. I already took care of it.
I also read that the kurds are the closest to semitc jews in dna i did not believe it i was corrected i dreamt a map of Iraq and I saw the Iraqi Kurds coming side by side to the semitic jews and search for info after i got this info from link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1274378/ go to figure 4
it shows this
Turks
Iraqi Jews
North african jews
Muslims Kurds IN center
Kurdish jews
Ashkenazi Jews
However, it soon became apparent that the CMH is not specific to Jews or descendants of Jews. In a 1998 article in Science News, Dr. Skorecki indicated (in an interview) that some non-Jews also possess the Cohen markers, and that the markers are therefore not “unique or special”.(( The CMH is very common among Iraqi Kurds, according to a 1999 study by C. Brinkmann et al.))))) And in her 2001 article, Oppenheim wrote: “The dominant haplotype of the Muslim Kurds (haplotype 114) was only one microsatellite-mutation step apart from the CMH…” (Oppenheim 2001, page 1100). Furthermore, the CMH is also found among some Armenians, according to Dr. Levon Yepiskoposyan (Head of the Institute of Man in Yerevan, Armenia), who has studied genetics for many years. Dr. Avshalom Zoossmann- Diskin wrote: “The suggestion that the ‘Cohen modal haplotype’ is a signature haplotype for the ancient Hebrew population is also not supported by data from other populations.” (Zoossmann-Diskin 2000, page 156).
In short, the CMH is a genetic marker from the northern Middle East which is not unique to Jews. However, its existence among many Kurds and Armenians, as well as some Italians and Hungarians, would seem to support the overall contention that Kurds and Armenians are the close relatives of modern Jews and that the majority of today’s Jews have paternal ancestry from the northeastern Mediterranean region.
and i have seen the gulf arabs many of them their features are not like Prophet Abraham PBH the people i have seen that are similar not same is the iraqi kurds also iraqi and syrians also people of hatay and obviously the ones who are the same as the Jews are the Andani Arabs I have not seen too many but i am sure there are adnani arabs like that.
i think many people tell lies The CMH is very common among Iraqi Kurds, according to a 1999 study by C. Brinkmann et al.))))) And in her 2001 article, Oppenheim wrote: “The dominant haplotype of the Muslim Kurds (haplotype 114) was only one microsatellite-mutation step apart from the CMH…” (Oppenheim 2001, page 1100)….so basically the muslim kurds are only 1 one microsatellite-mutation step apart from the CMH… but at same time it says many iraqi kurds have the cmh mmmm
and it did NOT say Kurdish Jews it said IRAQI KURDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to our crazy-I am not labeling them anything else-neighbors, this article may one day only refer to things and people that simply belong to history… do something dawg
We are not a part of iranian people … that is wrong and wrong and wrong
Your language has very similarities with Lori ,Gilaki and Persian. Thats why it said you belong to iranian people. Mother tongue proves identity.
Linguistically yes we’re Iranian but ETHNICALLY we are not Iranian. The Berber peoples of North African speak Arabic and often referred to as Arab but if u ask them urself or check their DNA they are Ethnically NOT arab. I am a Kurd and Arab from Iraq mixed and I can tell u this as fact. Kurdish people are descended from multiple people groups, One of them yes being the ancient proto-Iranian group called the Medes, but many other groups helped make up what is today modern Kurds. Kurds indigenous to northern Mesopotamia which is one of the longest and oldest continuously inhabited places on earth are a great mixture of people that’s why even among our people we are so diverse, many of us speaking different dialects, and different skin tones ranging from pale skin blue-eyes and light hair, to dark skinned people with coarse hair.
hi.
iranians means arians, your language prove that it is correct.
I think the point remains, as per the heading: Arabs and Kurds are distinct ethnic groups. however, kurds inhabit north iraq and have intermingled with iraqi/arab population. they are displaced, yet remain steadfast to their northern iraqi stronghold thanks to the american crusading occupiers.
this is not to say kurds dont deserve a homeland, like the Jews. however, do it on your own ethnic, soverign, original native homeland, and leave the middle east/north africa, to the ethnic group and 360-400 millions arabs, the premier race who brought forth civilization, world monotheism, culture, science, mathematics, astronomy and astrology, craftsman and artisanship that set a new world standard for the world to this day (babylon and egypt are only rivaled by ancient india/china) – and these are neighboring cultures and people who learned to live where they belonged for centuries
it is only since 1945-1968, the Zionist conspiracy that overtook palestine and the land of canaan and reappropriated it and handed it over to jews, who are now “israeli” – no such people existed until the west understood it needed to steal the resources under the sand of the arabs
point being = Israeli/israelites dont belong in the land of canaan and the west bank and gaza, nor do the kurds belong as a “soverign”nation in the arab world, as pointed out above, they should return to their Iranian homeland, or shut up and enjoy the wonderful prosperity theyve achived in the north of iraq, and the jews need to appease the arab world by granting palestine their sovereignty with a two state solution = the solution that Oslo achieved, and that Israeli Zionist scum have stopped
Do the Zionists think with less than 20 million people. the west will continue their crusades in the middle east where the arabs are showing their spirit and undying will, and the providence of god….the only reason israel exists is because the west needed a wedged installation into the middle east/north africa in order to control the flow of energy and oil, and the populous
now arabs should expel kurds and israels back to their homeland – and i mean that in the most humane way possible….everyone wishes to be home. the home of the jews was germany before israel was created to control the arabs and their oil, so why not really make history just by sending the ashkenazi and israelites back into germany to retake what was theirs? instead of trying to steal what is the arabs, as the kurds have done in iraq, just go back to your home…there is no reason for fightin g or war or “political conflicts” based on ethnic historicity
Everyone who is a “displaced” people should now be genetically tested for their “homeland” and then reassigned, with financial and medical support, by the governments housing them – give them an incentive to go home instead of the zionists killing palestinian babies daily or giving the pesh merga a reason to exist = they werent needed to take out saddam in order to steal his oil
get over this issue – the arab world stretches from morocco to iraq = it will always be the Arab world (israel doesnt belong there. AT ALL, and the kurds should be given their own land and soverignty if the jews were, and the zionists are still annexing or stealing and killing arabs daily….so 400 million angry and disenfranchised people, a race of people ostracized and demonized by the world….and the zionists think they can win? foolish premise, as any army knows, the one with the numbers usually wins, and this is not even a contest
my solution – occupy israel
let every jahadi and fedeyyin move into canaan and take back the homeland of the arab world, christian and muslim alike, from the zionists and white crusaders – bismillah
Kurdish people are indigenous to northern Iraq u idiot…. Not “iranian homeland” … go open a book and do ur research. And second of “Arab” is a WIDELY used term to describe MANY different ethnic groups. Today it’s used to name any person who’s first language is Arabic so u don’t know what ur talking about. North African people are originally berber people and y’all Just colonized and conquered them and claimed credit for their accomplishments. REAL arab homeland is in the Arab peninsula, the Persian Gulf, where countries like Saudi Arabia, Yemen , UAE are located. So why don’t u go back to ur homeland , because u have NO historical claim ANYWHERE ELSE and did u really just try to claim ancient Babylon was Arab LOL where was no such thing as Arab at that time. Ancient babylonians were closer to Assyrians and Kurds and then true Ethnic Arabs. Ur truly confused.
First of all, I do not know who made you God over land or people to tell anybody where they need to go. Last time I check the Bible gave the land to the Jews, not the Jewish people but the original Jews scattered to the four corners of the earth where He(God) put them temporarily. He, who God will decide when where why what and how, he will establish his land and His people, trust that. Everything and I do mean everything is temporal. So check out Gen 10 and 1 Chronicle 1 these books will give you true genealogy. Men are liars God is not a man nor the son of man if He said it will come to pass. That’s the only source reference book anybody need. And, if you understand the book then you would know who the people are even though the Zionist Jewish people tried to confuse the masses. But, remember God is a spirit! As far as language is concerned the people that was stolen from their land and thrown into slavery scripted from their cultural language their identity due to hard bondage. Oppressed over centuries. They don’t remember their language nor their identity as the Bible states. They have become darkened meaning don’t remember. So see clearly we can’t go by language. Most of them don’t speak in the Hebrew tongue anymore. They are amongst the nations that took them. The God that spoke this into existence also said he will bring them back as he is doing this day. By his spirit, they are awaking from the dead sleep they’ve been in by his spirit. Which only means he’s coming after them that took them!!!!
King James Bible 1611